Striping pencil for automobiles



Aug. 12, 1930. E. M. REEVES STRIPING PENCIL FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Aug. 1, 1927 Z 1% [Zeeaag INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented Aug. 12, 1930' UNITED STATES PATENT oFI-"ICF moon M. REEVES, or \FLIN'T, MionIGAns'rmrme PENCIL meamqmmms! I Application filed August 1, 1927; "serial no; j2o9,9ss.

The object of this invention is the provision of a guide for a striping brush of the fountain type employed by painters for painting lines on automobiles and the like and in which the said guide provides a means for accurately directing the brush over the part to be painted or striped and further whereby spaced parallel lines may be likewise accurately painted or further whereby lines of diflferent thicknesses may be also accurately painted.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the improvement in use.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the improvement.

Figure 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating the brush provided with a substantially V-shaped nozzle in counterdistinction to the flat and substantially rectangular nozzles disclosed by the remaining figures of the drawing.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a fountain brush of the type employed by paintersin painting lines of the character commonly known in the trade as striping. The barrel of the brush 1 has a flat offset nozzle portion 2 and an air inlet opening 3, adjacent to said nozzle portion. The second and open end of the brush has secured thereon a compressible rubber nip le 4:.

The improvement contemp ates the employment of a metal member which is slitted from one of its ends to provide a two-arm spring and the arms of this spring are designed to exert a pressure toward each other. The inner arm5 of the spring 6 is of a less length than theouter arm 7. The inner arm 5 may be integrally formed with split ring clamps 8 for frictionally engaging with the barrel of the brush 1, and for likewise holding the spring 6 longitudinally adjusted on the barrel. By reference to the drawings, and especially Figure 3 thereof, it will be een th t the outer face of the arm is f rm.

ed with spaced thickened'portions which are centrally concaved, as at '8" and the ends of these thickened portions, are formed with split ring clamps8. This arrangement materially ?strengthens the'jarm 5for the portionsthereof-jprovided with the split clamps. Thefouter and longer arm? of the spring 6 has a spherical end 9 designed, asillustrated by Figure 1 of the drawings; to contact with a bead or like projectionfo'n the body of, an automobile or the like, sothat the nozzle end 2 of the brush will be accurately guided when drawing or striping a line on the vehicle or like body. Threaded through the arm 7 of the spring 6 and having its inner rounded end received in a depression on the arm 5 there is a screw 10 that has an outer headed portion 11. By adjusting the screw the arm may be brought toward or away from the brush 1 and likewise by adjusting the screw parallel lines may be striped on the body to be decorated. By drawing these lines close together so that the same intersect each other, comparatively wide lines may be painted as will, it is thought, be readily understood.

By arranging the brush and the guide at an angle of approximately 30 degrees, as disclosed by Figure 1 of the drawings the paint from the barrel of the brush will be automatically fed through the nozzle thereof so that the nipple 4 need not be compressed to force such paint through the nozzle. However, by reference to the drawings it will be seen that the end 6 of the improvement contacts with the compressible nipple 4 of the fountain brush 1 and should the paint become clogged in the brush head or should it be found desirable that the same be forced through the said brush, so that all of the paint in the brush will be ejected through the nozzle 2 the operator whose fingers contact with the bulb ornipple 4 and with the end 6 of the improvementcan readily coma press the said bulb or nipple.

The improvement is of a simple construction and may be attached to fountain brushes of the ordinary type. The clamps 8 as previously stated, permit of the guides belng ong tudi a ly dj e a t e b u h s that the herical guide end 9 of the improvement may properl positioned to enga e with the bend or witi other guiding sur aces on thevehicle or like body to be striped.

Fi e 4 the construction is substantially-aim r to that previously disclosed, except theflbrushcish formed m h maim d m m mfia lx hp nozzle 12.

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